Maryland agencies must submit a plan to help fight climate change, governor says
Under an executive order signed by Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday, Maryland state agencies will be required to submit plans to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The governor said at a news conference in Baltimore that the plan requires all state agencies to submit reports to him by November 1 outlining how […]
This November, Arizona could change the rules of electoral politics
Arizona has become center stage for every issue Democrats and Republicans are using to drum up votes for Donald Trump or Joe Biden: Immigration, abortion, the rise of Latino voters. Climate change. Voter denialism and vote protectionism. Inflation and taxes. They’re all front and center in the politics of one of the last remaining competitive […]
Vermont becomes first state to require oil companies to pay for climate change damage
Vermont, under its Republican governor, Phil Scott, will become the first state in the nation to require oil companies to pay compensation for the effects of climate change. The new bill becomes law Without his signature. The state’s Climate Superfund law is modeled after the federal Superfund law and seeks to impose penalties for emissions […]
Emma Hayes will not change ‘American DNA’ of USWNT as she takes reins | USA women’s football team
Emma Hayes has no plans to change the “American DNA” of the U.S. women’s national team, and on Saturday she will take to the sidelines for the first time as head coach of a team hungry for revenge. The pre-Olympic friendly against South Korea will be U.S. fans’ first glimpse of the Hayes era as […]
Vermont Becomes First State to Force Oil Companies to Pay for ‘Climate Change’
Vermont’s Republican governor allowed his state to become the first to require oil companies to pay “climate change related costs” without his signature, passing the bill despite his own hesitations about the policy. 259 yearsThe bill passed by Gov. Phil Scott (R) on Thursday would establish a method for assessing liability for greenhouse gas-related costs […]
Does ‘guilty’ verdict change the race?
DOES ‘GUILTY’ VERDICT CHANGE THE RACE? Former President Donald Trump’s supporters, nearly all of the Republican base plus millions who see Trump as a better choice for the White House than President Joe Biden, will see the guilty verdict against Trump in New York as deeply unfair and deeply politicized. But Alvin Bragg, the Democrat […]
How NFL’s new kickoff rule could change Sundays
As we reported earlier this offseason, the NFL will be implementing new kickoff rules for next season. League owners approved a new “XFL-style” kickoff method in March that designates a 20-yard “landing zone” in front of the goal line. Kicks must land within this area; failing to do so will give the returning team a […]
Critics accuse Buttigieg of ‘playing politics’ after comments linking turbulence to climate change
Critics are responding to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s claim that climate change is at least partly to blame for recent severe weather events and the transportation crisis. Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Buttigieg blamed recent severe airline turbulence and extreme weather on climate change. Anchor Margaret Brennan asked Buttigieg about the strain […]
‘No Change’ In Public Opinion About Trump During New York Trial, People ‘Don’t Really Care’
CNN polling analyst Harry Enten told “News Central” on Wednesday that polling shows most voters don’t care about New York’s business records lawsuit against former President Donald Trump. Enten said, “John, to me it feels like it started yesterday, but it seems like it’s been 44 days. I’ve run the numbers, I’ve done the math. […]
South Africans Head to the Polls With a Chance for Change
South Africans headed to the polls on Wednesday for a general election that could see the ruling African National Congress (ANC) lose power at the national level for the first time since multiracial democracy began in 1994. South African voters are frustrated by the ANC’s persistent and debilitating corruption, high crime rates, power and water […]